Niklas Bäckström (11-4, 8) was born in Luleå, Sweden on August 22, 1989. At the age of 20 years on October 31, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Gabriel Mboge Nesje, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 31, 2014, 24-year old Niklas Bäckström made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi against a 31-year old Tom Niinimaki, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Bäckström's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Sebastian Rajewski at KSW 66: Ziółkowski vs. Mańkowski at age 32 on January 15, 2022. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Niklas Bäckström's best fights have been against Tom Niinimaki.
Bäckström has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Jan 15, 2022 32 years, 4 months 11-4 (8) | Sebastian Rajewski | KSW | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Jul 22, 2017 27 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | Andrew Fisher | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Nov 26, 2016 27 years, 3 months 11-2 (8) | Joni Salovaara | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 4, 2016 26 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | Danijel Kokora | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Nov 28, 2015 26 years, 3 months 9-2 (7) | Georgi Stoyanov | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11  | Jun 20, 2015 25 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | 31 years 8-1 (6) | UFC | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
10  | Oct 4, 2014 25 years, 1 months 8-1 (6) | 27 years 8-1 (6) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
9  | May 31, 2014 24 years, 9 months 8-0 (6) | 31 years, 10 months 21-5-1 (15) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Bulldog choke | |
8 | Mar 22, 2014 24 years, 7 months 7-0 (5) | Max Coga | 1 | TKO | WIN Front kick and punches | ||
7 | Oct 19, 2013 24 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Jaakko Vayrynen | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | ||
6 | May 5, 2012 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Thomas Hytten | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5  | Mar 23, 2012 22 years, 7 months 4-0 (2) | 26 years, 5 months 11-4-1 (9) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Apr 24, 2011 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Adam Edwards | CW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 19, 2011 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Elias Kunnas | 1 | NC | NC | ||
2 | Oct 29, 2010 21 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Simon Sköld | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 31, 2009 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Gabriel Mboge Nesje | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
